Infotypes mandatory for payroll processing
Before we start to cover the important configuration points, let's closely look at the mandatory infotypes that need to be maintained to process the payroll for an employee. It's imperative to be familiar with the functionality of payroll-related infotypes before starting the configuration steps.
Payroll infotypes
The work centre basic pay (WPBP) infotype is a critical one, so let's closely look at it:
Infotype |
Infotype text |
---|---|
0000 |
Actions |
0001 |
Organizational assignment |
0003 |
Payroll status |
0007 |
Planned working time |
0008 |
Basic pay |
0027 |
Cost distribution |
We will cover the infotype's functionalities in detail in this chapter.
The 0000 (Actions) infotype
The Action infotype is the first infotype that gets updated when a personnel action is performed for an employee. Actions that affect payroll could be promotion, demotion, and so on. There is a standard function, WPBP-FUWPBP, in the INBD subschema. This function reads the master data and transfers...